Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-30
sTRAWeERRY CULTURE.
Varieties That Give Long Seasons n
Fine Crops ON Light, Rich Soils.

Varieties That Give Long Seasons and
Fine Crops ON Light, Rich Soils.
The strawberry is in every respect
the best domestic fruit. 1t Is mosl
easily grown never fails of crop OF
some kind, moro or loss, but always
some, in spite Of the season, and by
care and good culture tho yield IN ny
be always abundant; 1t Is of most
pleasing and desirable quality, and
lasts, or may be made to last by a
judlcious choice of varieties, for at
least three months, when other fruits
arc scarce. 1t may be grown In the
little plot of town or village garden,
in tho moro capacious garden, and
may be made one of tho most profit
able farm crops for tho field. But It
is one OF the most oxacting of all
plants In point of culture, and
while 1t will thrive upon all
kinds of soils, excepting sodden
swamps, yet it does its best only when
the soil is made rich by liberal manur-
Ing and is well cultivated. One may
be surprised at the disappearance Of
The old favoritos and their exclusion by
tho newer kinds, whose names are
truly "legion," but whose life is short
II 1t is made brilliant by the vivid and
gorgeous descriptions and promises of
those who put them upon the market.
In year or Two these disappear from
notice, and they go to join the crowd
Of the departed temporary favorites.
The reason for this Is not that those old
or new kinds are worthless may
be, and are often, in fact, "all that
fancy painted" thcm and all that has
been claimed for them-but that
people have been led to believe these
new kinds will grow and thrive and
Yield tho enormous berries pictured In
the catalogues In profusion by being |
left TO their own resources, simply and |
without any caro- of manuring, or even
removal OF tho exhausting runners,
or other requirements of successful
culture. As with the child left 10 it.
sell, so the strawberry plantation un-
der these circumstances and left TO it.
self quickly brings tho planter to
shame, the plants to discredit, the SELL
ers to opprobrium; and so the newer
kinds go the way of the old ones, and
still newer ones are bred with tho
same result and arc then discarded.
No, the strawberry is coy and tickle
and exacting, and will only show ia
vor 10 tho grower who worshlps 1t,
feeds 1t, loves h and cherishes it. II
one would sec this fruit to perfection
he should visit some of tho successful
planters who grow the new varieties,
observe their methods, and view the
large plants loaded with the finest :,
Iruit and making tho ground scarlet
and crimson under the broad shade of
he luxuriant foliage. There is no de-
,eption In the descriptions and the
pictures of tho fruits raised by
hose growers; indeed, wo have
een the Gorgeous cololing and mon
trous slzs far exceeded by the reality
n the plantations and on the tables of ,
ONO of these enthusiastic strawberry ,
,rowers.
If every ono will only cultivate
trawberries in this way we fear some .
4 the occupation of these worthy peo- Il
10 would be lost for the old kinds
'ould still surviv1 and leave no room a
or tho now ones. But rs this will II
ever happen, tho new kinds will be !
rown, sold, bought and 90 to the "
nd, just as the old ones have done. p
or the few who may do 1t, however,
% would recommend the best of the h
Id kinds still on the list, such rs Will C
On, Champion, Kentucky. Downing, L
heney Boyden. Sharpless, Miners, S
.ovey, Crescent and many others, h
which ono thousand plants il
IN bo procured for the cost
a dozen of the now kinds. Il
ut we would still try the new ones, a
W. for variety pleases and an tC
cipatioa is the greatest of all j.
ljoyments, and dozen each of some az
tho following: Henderson. Jewell, re
'rsoy Queen, Bidwcll, Manchester. q
da, Jessie, Bubach, Belmont and 70
huiS 40 tlcJ COnlc 10 Jne 'front.' lnero
ay be kind yet TO come which will Of Of
rpass all previous ones in yield, size, y
lvor, length of season and other de- ST
'able qualities, and every one would, hma m
course, like TO have the paragon. ~
We noed not describe the methods of riG
lturo. These are fully explained in 90
G catalogues Of the nurserymen and err err
Q as simple as tho growing of pota- wi
os. 1t is necessary to choose varie- gr'
IS to suit the soil, as some do well on DR.,
int land and others on heavy. In Sc ca
,ting varieties too, 1t is desirable to WI
ocuro such kinds rs follow in success 70,
IN, and thus prolong the season, but fro
} many kinds are to be avoided. We !
We found Wilson, Champion, Cum WA WA
rland, Sharpless, Crescent and Ken of
cky to givo rs long season and as VIII
c crops as can be desired on light, son Ln,
ii soil. IN Y Tines ow